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发育 (fā yù): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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发育 (fā yù): Growth (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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发育 consists of 2 characters.

to send (an email)

to nurture, to raise, to educate

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 发育.

Words with 发

发烧fā shāoHSK 3
发现fā xiànHSK 3
头发tóu faHSK 3
出发chū fāHSK 4
发展fā zhǎnHSK 4
发生fā shēngHSK 4
沙发shā fāHSK 4
理发lǐ fàHSK 4

Words with 育

体育tǐ yùHSK 3
教育jiào yùHSK 4
养育yǎng yù
哺育bǔ yù
培育péi yù
孕育yùn yù
杭育háng yù
生育shēng yù

How to Use 发育 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 发育 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith正常

zhèng正

cháng常

fā发

yù育

neutral

normal development

Subject + Verbwith身体

shēn身

tǐ体

fā发

yù育

Verb + Objectwith阶段

fā发

yù育

jiē阶

duàn段

Verb + Complementwith良好

fā发

yù育

liáng良

hǎo好

Example Sentences with 发育

hái孩

zi子

zhèng正

zài在

fā发

yù育

。

neutral

physical development

formal

developmental stage

formal

develop well

The child is growing.

chōng充

zú足

de的

yíng营

yǎng养

duì对

hái孩

zi子

de的

shēn身

tǐ体

fā发

yù育

fēi非

cháng常

zhòng重

yào要

。

Adequate nutrition is very important for a child's physical development.

zhè这

zhǒng种

jī激

sù素

duì对

zhí植

wù物

de的

zhèng正

cháng常

fā发

yù育

qǐ起

zhe着

guān关

jiàn键

zuò作

yòng用

。

This hormone plays a key role in the normal development of plants.

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yī医

shēng生

，

wǒ我

de的

hái孩

zi子

zuì最

jìn近

fā发

yù育

shì是

bu不

shì是

yǒu有

diǎn点

chí迟

huǎn缓

？

Doctor, has my child's development been a bit delayed recently?

qīng青

shào少

nián年

shí时

qī期

shì是

shēn身

tǐ体

fā发

yóu由

yú于

quē缺

fá乏

bì必

yào要

de的

wēi微

liáng量

yuán

dà大

nǎo脑

de的

zǎo早

qī期

fā发

yù育

wèi为

wèi未

liáng良

hǎo好

de的

yíng营

yǎng养

duì对

ér儿

tóng童

de的

zhì

bié别

dān担

xīn心

，

měi每

gè个

hái孩

zi子

de的

fā

yù

育

de的

zhòng重

yào要

jiē阶

duàn段

。

Adolescence is an important stage for physical development.

元

sù素

，

tā他

de的

gǔ骨

gé骼

fā发

yù育

bìng并

bù不

lǐ理

xiǎng想

。

Due to a lack of essential trace elements, his bone development is not ideal.

lái来

de的

rèn认

zhī知

néng能

lì力

diàn奠

dìng定

le了

jiān坚

shí实

jī基

chǔ础

。

Early brain development lays a solid foundation for future cognitive abilities.

智

lì力

fā发

yù育

zhì至

guān关

zhòng重

yào要

。

Good nutrition is crucial for children's intellectual development.

发

yù育

sù速

dù度

hé和

jié节

zòu奏

dōu都

shì是

bù不

tóng同

de的

。

Don't worry, every child's pace and rhythm of development is different.